Evaluation of different cultivars of Salvia splendens under Allahabad agro climatic conditions

Abstract

An investigation, “Evaluation of Different Cultivars of Salvia splendens Under Allahabad Agro Climatic Conditions,” was carried out in the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences. Eight cultivars of Salvia splendens were evaluated using Randomized Block Design with the aim to assess salvia cultivars for growth, flowering and their blooming period. The results revealed that the cv. Vista White had the maximum plant height (21.26 cm), maximum number of leaves (50.00), maximum number of branches (12.00), maximum number of spikes (9.00) and maximum number of florets (28.00) per spike, maximum plant spread (21.13 cm), earliness (29.33 DAP), maximum spike length (20.08 cm), maximum rachis length (16.19 cm) and maximum duration of flowering (64.33 days).